Twin-tailed Dog Party slammed for ‘playing into Fidesz’s hands’

A liberal pundit doesn’t believe that a party solely based on vitriolic sarcasm can advance the cause of democracy.

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Cabinet Minister accused of using Nazi terminology

Pro-government columnists reject a remark by a historian who slammed Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyás for using what he interpreted as Nazi language. READ MORE

Weeklies on Hungary’s attitude towards the war in Ukraine

Pro-opposition commentators accuse the government of condoning Russia’s aggression when it opposes the sanctions being imposed on Russia. Pro-government authors praise what they see as the only independent voice in Europe. READ MORE

A call to end opposition infighting

A veteran socialist politician urges opposition parties to regroup in time for next year’s local and European elections. READ MORE

Bank chief slams government economic policy

Is this a war? The number one tabloid asks, referring to a statement by the President of the National Bank in Parliament on Wednesday. READ MORE

Row between Momentum and DK continues

As a prominent Momentum figure condemns Ferenc Gyurcsány’s welcoming gesture to Mrs Rácz Földi, the newly sworn-in MP of his party, a liberal pundit thinks the DK leader did a great service to the government side. READ MORE

Navracsics to discuss Erasmus controversy in Brussels

Concessions made so far by Hungary to satisfy EU conditions for allowing foundation-run universities to accede to student and researcher exchange programmes, seem to have been found unsatisfactory in Brussels. Columnists express diametrically opposing views on the matter. READ MORE

Hungarian delegates to meet Swedish and Finnish lawmakers for talks on NATO accession bid

The government side finds it necessary to clarify the position of the two Nordic countries about Hungary before the Hungarian Parliament ratifies their accession to NATO, while a left-wing commentator decries what he sees as the loss of Hungary’s ‘last friend’ – Finland. READ MORE

Weeklies on Hungary’s conflicts with Western allies

Opinions diverge on the rights and wrongs of the Hungarian government, but commentators agree that there is growing friction between Hungary and its partners in the Western alliance. READ MORE

Vote to approve Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids postponed

Commentators take it for granted that despite a two-week delay, parliament will ratify the request of the two Nordic countries to join NATO. READ MORE